The season reading registered 0.0018; this would mean eating only two buns could produce a result of more than the UK legal drink drive limit of 0.08 per cent blood alcohol level. This is more commonly displayed by police as microgrammes per 100ml (µg/100ml) of which the limit is 35.

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It has been suggested the reading is given because the yeast used to make the hot cross bun turns into alcohol during digestion, and the fruit inside contains trace amounts of alcohol.

One person on the video joked: "I had a six pack of hot cross buns last night and woke up with the biggest hangover."

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Another said: "There are a lot of food and drink that will make it appear you are over if you have just had them. That is why you are not meant to blow straight after eating or drinking and if you do blow a positive reading you should be retested after 15 minutes to verify."